diff --git a/ext/phar/phar_object.c b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
index 23823a1f2644e..8936198c00129 100644
--- a/ext/phar/phar_object.c
+++ b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
@@ -1729,7 +1729,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, buildFromDirectory)
 	}
 
 	if (SUCCESS != object_init_ex(&iter, spl_ce_RecursiveDirectoryIterator)) {
-		zval_ptr_dtor(&iter);
 		zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_BadMethodCallException, 0, "Unable to instantiate directory iterator for %s", phar_obj->archive->fname);
 		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
@@ -1747,7 +1746,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, buildFromDirectory)
 
 	if (SUCCESS != object_init_ex(&iteriter, spl_ce_RecursiveIteratorIterator)) {
 		zval_ptr_dtor(&iter);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(&iteriter);
 		zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_BadMethodCallException, 0, "Unable to instantiate directory iterator for %s", phar_obj->archive->fname);
 		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
@@ -1768,7 +1766,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, buildFromDirectory)
 
 		if (SUCCESS != object_init_ex(&regexiter, spl_ce_RegexIterator)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&iteriter);
-			zval_ptr_dtor(&regexiter);
 			zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_BadMethodCallException, 0, "Unable to instantiate regex iterator for %s", phar_obj->archive->fname);
 			RETURN_THROWS();
 		}
@@ -2199,9 +2196,7 @@ static zend_object *phar_rename_archive(phar_archive_data **sphar, char *ext) /*
 		ce = phar_ce_archive;
 	}
 
-	ZVAL_NULL(&ret);
 	if (SUCCESS != object_init_ex(&ret, ce)) {
-		zval_ptr_dtor(&ret);
 		zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_BadMethodCallException, 0, "Unable to instantiate phar object when converting archive \"%s\"", phar->fname);
 		return NULL;
 	}